Memoirs of the American Museum of Natural History, New Series, Volume III, Part I, Illustrations of the North American Species of the Genus Catocala by WM. Barnes, M.D., and J. McDunnough, Ph.D., American Museum of Natural History, New York, 1918, 47pp, hardcover, 11.5 x 14.5", fo

Poor condition/as is.  Significant wear and chipping to front and rear boards.  Tips are bumped with exposed boards.  Handwritten title plate on front board.  Spine is completely lacking and title has been handwritten on paper.  Toning and age-staining throughout textblock.  Binding is cracked and many pages are loose.  Colored illustrated plates at rear of textblock.  Please see photos and ask any questions prior to purchase.

The Memoirs, published at irregular intervals, but often out of chronological sequence, from 1893 until 1930, were monographic works focusing on scientific topics requiring exhaustive treatment.  Henry Fairfield Osborn suggested the series in 1892.  Ten volumes of the Memoirs comprise the results of the Jesup North Pacific Expedition, which was led by Franz Boas and was the first landmark research project of the AMNH Division of Anthropology.